So, did you know (or Google) how many people died in the Great Fire of London?  Amazingly – and thankfully – it was only 6 which, given the devastation, is quite remarkable.  And as we’ve seen it led to some serious and far-reaching improvements in fire safety. Let’s move rapidly on … In 1684 a […]

This is a rather momentous article, as it’s the 100th that we’ve written in this series!  And to mark the occasion we’re doing a two-part “Special” on Fire Safety, and more specifically its history.  And we think it will get you wondering how many lives could have been saved had one hour fire doors always […]

Before we take a brief look at their vitally important role in the commercial sector, let’s remind ourselves of what fire doors are designed to do.  They serve three main and overlapping purposes: First of all, they are designed to restrict the initial development of a fire. If the fire door is correctly fitted and […]

So now we’re really upping the ante, so to speak, and talking about 4 hour fire doors.  That’s a long time to provide protection from fire and smoke for, and implies something out of the ordinary about the environment in which the fire door will be situated. It could be that the risk of fire […]

  Let’s begin by reminding ourselves about fire itself, which will put into context how fire resistant doors fulfil their function. The 3 necessities for a fire Heat – the temperature must be sufficiently high to cause ignition; a spark would suffice Oxygen Fuel – the material which the fire will burn Once the heat […]

We’ve written extensively about fire doors, and how they play such a vital role in preventing the spread of the fire and its accompanying smoke while simultaneously enabling people to evacuate quickly and safely. That word “quickly” is an interesting one isn’t it?  Clearly, as soon as the fire starts we would all want to […]

  We’ve talked a lot about fire doors, and it’s now high time that we revisited the regulations that apply.  It’s arguably worth mentioning at the start why these regulations exist; it’s safe to assume that everyone knows about the risk of fires and is motivated to prevent them – and if that isn’t possible […]

  With the beginning of the New Year, and after a whole series of articles where we exclusively concentrated on informative material, we thought that it wouldn’t do any harm at this time of year to look at something a little different … that something being spontaneous human combustion! What is Spontaneous Human Combustion? In […]

  This week we’re taking a look at the risks and hazards associated with fires, and in particular the necessity to carry out a proper risk assessment.  Before we come onto that, let’s just clear up exactly what we mean by “risk” and also “hazard”, as it’s very important to put them in context. The […]